decennium

American  

[dih-sen-ee-uhm] / dɪˈsɛn i əm /

noun

decenniums, plural decennia plural

1. a period of ten years; a decade.

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decennium British  

/ dɪˈsɛnɪəm, dɪˈsɛnərɪ /

noun

1. a less common word for decade

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Etymology

Origin of decennium

From Latin, dating back to 1675–85; see origin at decennial

Example Sentences

The Apple of 2010, at the end of its decennium mirabilis, had a record of hardware innovation no other electronics firm could match.

From New York Times • May 1, 2022

In the last but one decennium of the sixteenth century, the first dramatists arose who pursued fixed literary tendencies.

From Shakspere and Montaigne by Feis, Jacob

But with intellectual matters it is totally different; they change from century to century, nay, from decennium to decennium.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst

The second decennium still found him employed chiefly in research, vertebrate and extinct forms absorbing most of his attention.

From Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work by Mitchell, P. Chalmers (Peter Chalmers)

You must see that congruity requires the semi-centenary, and that Sir Walter was a full decennium behind-hand.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various